Identifying the factors that encourage faculty to start using technology in their teaching is a constant challenge facing university administrators. The challenge applies both to the use of technology in general and course management systems in particular. Administrators need to identify the factors that cause or contribute to faculty course management system (CMS) use so that they can better s...

In the June 2014 issue, Premkumar et al. presented a fascinating account of self-directed learning scores in dental students.1 Their account is comprehensive, and the take-home message is clear: students’ self-directed learning scores fall during their predoctoral years. Like all research, their account begs the question as to what, if anything, can be done about this. In some ways, it may not ...